Position Title:Internal Controls & Audit Lead

Location: Arlington, VA (onsite support)

Division: Redhawk Administrative Services

EEO Class: Professional

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Employment Class: Full Time-Salary

Clearance: Active Secret Clearance Required

Position contingent upon award of contract, government acceptance of candidate, and positive adjudication of government investigation.

Position Summary:

The Internal Controls & Audit Lead serves as the senior technical authority for control design, testing methodology, audit readiness, evidence sufficiency, and corrective-action validation. This position ensures the ARNG RMIC Program produces defensible assurance conclusions supported by complete, traceable, and audit-ready documentation.

The position establishes standardized testing methodologies and oversees quality and consistency across assessments in all 54 ARNG jurisdictions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• Own the internal control assessment methodology, aligned to OMB Circular A-123, FMFIA, and the GAO Green Book.
• Direct Test of Design and Test of Effectiveness procedures, including sampling methodology and documentation standards.
• Define and enforce evidence standards for completeness, traceability, and audit readiness.
• Support external audits, including evidence requests, auditor liaison, and preliminary finding reviews.
• Validate Corrective Action Plans and closure evidence before Government submission.
• Lead root cause analysis using a standardized root-cause framework so remediation addresses causes rather than symptoms.
• Conduct fraud risk assessments and map plausible schemes to the controls and indicators that would detect them.
• Perform quality assurance and working paper reviews across all jurisdiction assessments.
• Conduct the technical review of the annual Statement of Assurance package.
• Provide technical mentoring to controls testers and RMIC analysts.

Education & Experience Requirements
Education
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field (Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration)

Clearance/Certification(s)
• Active Secret clearance
• CPA, CIA, CGFM, or CISA strongly preferred

Experience:
• 12+ years of audit readiness experience
• Experience supporting DoD financial statement audits
• Extensive knowledge of FMFIA, OMB Circular A-123, and the GAO Green Book

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